WHALE ON BEACH
A 14ft killer whale was left stranded by the tide on the beach at Gore Bay yesterday afternoon. It appeared to be injured and to be too weak to move as the tide receded. The whale was first noticed spouting in the breakers about 2 p.m. It floated in to the beach and remained there when the tide receded about 5 p.m. Three men tried to assist it into a channel, but it was too heavy. The whale may have been attacked by a shark as it had blood around its tail and there was blood in the water.
Local residents hoped that the next tide would carry the whale out to sea, otherwise they will have to manhandle it back today. Killer whales are the most ferocious of the whale family and grow up to 23ft long. In the summer they are frequently seen in Cook Strait, but spend the winter in the Antarctic.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30587, 2 November 1964, Page 14
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